Fiction #1 - Addicted by Zane #2 - Getting Buck Wild: Sex Chronicles 2, Vol. 2 by Zane (Editor) #3 - Wild Stars Seeking Midnight Suns: Stories by J. California Cooper #4 - Chocolate Flava: The Eroticanoir.com Anthology by Zane (Editor) #5 - Shame On It All by Zane

Nonfiction #1 - The Ditchdigger's Daughters: A Black Family's Astonishing Success Story by Yvonne S. Thornton, MD #2 - Confessions of a Video Vixen by Karrine Steffans #3 - The Covenant with Black America by Tavis Smiley (Editor) #4 - Enough: The Phony Leaders, Dead-End Movements, and Culture of Failure That Are Undermining Black America--and What We Can Do About It by Juan Williams #5 -  From Niggas to Gods, Part One by Akil

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COME JOY! Songs From the Soft of Night by Bridgette Greathouse Wynn - Reviewed by Idrissa Uqdah
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From reading only the first four poems in this collection; I knew I was on to something wonderful. Come Joy, Songs From The Soft of Night by Bridgette Alyce Greathouse Wynn will touch your heart when you remember the softness of the nights in your own life. I�ve never seen a collection containing so many poems in one book but it works for Wynn. The more you read her poems, the more you want to read them. Bridgette is a good, solid poet with a gift of words. There are no barriers in her work. It is not surprising that so much poetry flows from her because she is dedicated to the craft of self-expression, observation and emotion in her poetry.

Jump at the Sun by Kim McLarin

Kim McLarin is known for writing novels about touchy issues within the Black community.  Her stories step on toes and make us think about things that we really don�t want to air in public.  In her third novel; Jump at the Sun, she has really dug in deep and exposed the �mama baggage�.

Poetry Unleashed - Cave Canem�s 10th Anniversary celebration by Rondall Brasher

Cave Canem was instituted in 1996 by fellow teachers/poets Toi Derricotte and Cornelius Eady. As long time writers, they were acutely aware of the isolation and lack of cultural support structures for Black poets in formal or informal education programs. They sought to create a space for Black poets to learn, debate, grow, and challenge themselves in order to challenge their craft. What began as an annual summer retreat has evolved into a non-profit organization with a full-time staff.

Not in My Family: AIDS in the African-American Family Edited by Gil L. Robertson, IV - Reviewed by Kam Williams

Not in My Family is a must read, but not merely as a heart-wrenching collection of moving AIDS memoirs. For perhaps more significantly, this seminal work simultaneously serves as the means of kickstarting candid dialogue about an array of pressing, collateral topics, ranging from homophobia to incarceration to brothers on the down low to low self-esteem to the use of condoms to the role of the Church in combating this virtually-invisible genocide quietly claiming African-Americana.

Lynched by Corporate America: The Gripping True Story of How One African American Survived Doing Business with a Fortune 500 Giant

�My intention in writing this book from the outset has been to illustrate what happens� when one of the world�s largest companies rules the courtroom with impunity while a judge in black robes sits on the bench giving his or her stamp of approval to what the justice system calls fair and equal treatment. And what happens when jurors who hear the cases are oftentimes oblivious to their own complicity in assuring that Corporate America always wins. At the turn of this 21st century, one company, Qwest Communications International Inc., formerly U. S. West Communications Inc., was able to use its powerful influence to extract the results it desired from our nation�s federal court system, all in the name of justice. �  �Excerpted from the Preface

Rough Crossings: Britain, the Slaves, and the American Revolution

In order to appreciate Rough Crossings fully, you have to be prepared to throw out virtually every preconceived notion you are probably harboring about the birth of this nation. The self-serving myths long propagated about the American Revolution would have us believe that the Founding Fathers were a brave and idealistic freedom-loving bunch who altruistically took up arms in the name of independence over the issue of taxation without representation.

Required reading as a counterbalance to all the patriotic claptrap we�ve been fed for generations.  

Historical Dictionary of African-American Television by Kathleen Fearn-Banks

The Historical Dictionary of African-American Television contains a wealth of knowledge to share whether you�re an academic or just curious about anybody black who has been on TV, whether Beulah, Nipsey Russell, Slappy White, Mother Love, or Art Duncan, the token brother who tap-danced away on the Lawrence Welk Show from 1964 to 1982.

�As to our factual finding: in brief, we find that there were massive and unprecedented voter irregularities and anomalies in Ohio. In many cases these irregularities were caused by intentional misconduct and illegal behavior, much of it involving Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell, the co-chair of the Bush-Cheney campaign in Ohio.� � Excerpted from Executive Summary

Black Like You: Blackface, Whiteface, Insult & Imitation in American Popular Culture

Though at times disturbing, as in its posture that hip-hop, as the latest form of minstrelsy, is simply carrying on a racist tradition of ridiculing African-Americans in most demeaning ways imaginable, Black Like You, nonetheless, simultaneously offers an excellent analysis of a dysfunctional culture perhaps already too permeated by self-hatred and an inclination towards the toxic mistreatment of minorities to bother adhering to any politically-correct ideals.   

Forest Whitaker - Interviewed by Kam Williams
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Born on July 15, 1961 in Longview, Texas, Forest Steven Whitaker was originally an athlete who played football in college at Cal-State Fullerton. But a back injury led to his transferring to USC where he trained as a tenor for the opera. This endeavor whetted Forest�s interest in the acting, which he pursued at Berkeley.
 

The Last King of Scotland Interview with Kam WIlliams
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Was Uganda�s Idi Amin (1924-2003) merely a monomaniacal misanthrope as suggested by the generally-accepted myth, or was he a diabolical despot with more of a method to his madness? The conventional caricature created over the course of his eight-year reign of terror dismissed the sadistic strongman as a laughingstock among world leaders. This was based on an array of increasingly bizarre, mostly unsubstantiated rumors circulated in the Western press depicting him as a depraved character indulging in erratic behavior ranging from a childlike narcissism to outright cannibalism.

Color of the Cross Film Review by Kam WIlliams

Color of the Cross is the brainchild of actor/writer/director Jean-Claude LaMarre, a gifted tale-spinner who does much more here than merely revisit the life of Christ in blackface. For this controversial reinterpretation of the scriptures, which transpires during the 48 hours leading up to the Crucifixion, mixes many instantly recognizable Biblical passages with speculation about a motive for murdering Jesus which had to do with his skin color.

Jaleel White - Interviewed by Kam Williams
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Earlier this year, one of those inaccurate urban legends spread like wildfire around the Internet, as folks forwarded a fabricated AP story announcing that former child star Jaleel White had shot himself in the head, leaving behind a suicide note which simply read, �Did I do that?� That saying was the trademark catch phrase which White would whine each week as the bespectacled, nasal nerd Steve Urkel on his hit TV series �Family Matters.�

KiKi Rockstar - Interviewed by Troy Johnson - AALBC.com Video

"I'm Kiki Rockstar, writer, advice columnist, sexual journalist and anthropologist. What that means is I research and write about love, sex, and relationships from a sociological perspective as well as a creative point of view. Write me with your questions, news of the freaky, your own sexy fantasies and stories. I might put you on my kikirockstar website. Or we can just kick it on myspace baby. I'll let you know where I'll be signing books or speaking in your area. You let me know if you have a group that you might want me to come and talk to. Love, Kiki"

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Tierre  - Interviewed by Troy Johnson - AALBC.com Video

Tierre is the author of the book The Products of American Ghetto.  Tierre, taps into his personal experiences, to raise the awareness of the crisis in the Black urban community

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by Tanangachi MfuniI, Amsterdam News Staff, September 28 - October 4, 2006

When Harlemite Troy Johnson launched a website dedicated to Black books nearly eight years ago, it came out of �a passion for Black people,� he said.  Today, Johnson�s African American Literary Book Club (aalbc.com) is a virtual watering hole for Black booklovers and has been called the most popular website dedicated to African-American literature. �Read the full article at amsterdamnews.org

Jacqueline Woodson
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Jacqueline Woodson has received numerous awards for her middle-grade and young adult books, which include the National Book Award Finalist Hush and the Coretta Scott King Award and Los Angeles Times Book Prize winner Miracle's Boys.

Dr. Na'im Akbar

The published volumes of Dr. Akbar�s works are excellent illustrations of the unique and special approach he has taken to the role of an activist scholar. His volumes are targeted to a mass audience. Though the concepts that he presents are highly sophisticated, they are presented in a concise and simple way that readers with minimal education and possibly no familiarity with mainstream psychology will be able to comprehend the ideas from his books and increase their understanding of themselves.

Victor McGlothin
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Victor McGlothin is arguably the "finest author in print".  However, Victor's story runs deeper than that; he almost lost an athletic scholarship due to poor reading skills. Ultimately, he overcame that obstacle and later completed a Masters degree in Human Relations & Business. After he developed a love for the written word, Victor left a vice president position with a local bank to pursue a career in literature. He now lives in the Dallas area with his wife and two sons.

Ronald M. Gauthier

Gauthier�s novels, Prey for Me: A New Orleans Mystery and Hard Time on the Bayou, are shaped by more than two decades of public service and love for his home city. His experience as an educator in Louisiana�s prisons brings a realism to his storytelling in Hard Time on the Bayou in particular, while his life in New Orleans� African American community informs both works.

Don Fulton

Don Fulton was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in the rural town of Kingstree, South Carolina. His first novel was inspired by (and titled after) the old 1960s song by blues singer Charles Brown. Each Christmas season, the record was popular on jukeboxes in black establishments. This story began because Don was unhappy that Hollywood produced few quality Christmas films, and even fewer black Christmas films. Don always thought that a good story could come out of the song. He set about writing a Christmas screenplay and Please Come Home for Christmas was the result.

We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For: Light in a Time of Darkness by Alice Walker
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Author of the perennially bestselling novel The Color Purple, Alice Walker has long been a force for sanity in a chaotic world. In We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For she draws on her deep spiritual grounding, her political conviction and experience, and her literary gifts to offer a series of meditations filled with wisdom, hope, encouragement, and, at times, serenity to a world in need of all these things. The perfect gift for Alice Walker fans and anyone who longs for peace, on earth and within, this lovely volume will beembraced for its wise insights and mature compassion.

What It Is: Poems and Opinions of Oscar Brown Jr.
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At long last, the first-ever anthology of lyrics and poems by legendary singer, spoken-word artist and actor Oscar Brown, Jr. Included in this collection are such classic lyrics as "All Blues," "Signifying Monkey," "Work Song," and "But I Was Cool" along with newer works such as "I Apologize," and "This Beach" (As seen on Def Poetry Jam).

Also included are several short essays where Oscar ruminates on life, love, and politics. A true collector's edition, available from Oyster Knife Press.

Three Sides to Every Story by Clarence Nero

Nero was born and raised in New Orleans�s lower Ninth Ward Community that was completely demolished in the aftermath of Katrina. His family lost everything. �I�m a third generation Ninth Ward resident,� he writes in the preface of his new novel, Three Sides To Every Story, that tackles many timely issues in our communities today from black men in prison, HIV and AIDS, to a taboo topic of homosexuality. �It was in the Ninth Ward that I lost two brothers to violence and a close female cousin to AIDS.�

After much tragedy and lost, Nero is now looking towards his bright future and getting geared up for his national book tour that will be sponsored in part by Best selling author, E. Lynn Harris who offered the following quote on the book�s front jacket, �Nero has written a sizzling, scintillating love triangle set in the Ninth Ward of our beloved New Orleans.�

�When E. Lynn heard that my publisher wasn�t sending me on a book tour, he offered to send me on one,� said Nero with exuberance. �No questions asked. It�s truly a blessing to have his support.� Nero�s novel, that hits bookstores on October 10, 2006, is already creating quite a buzz in the literary world. �Three Sides� will be a featured novel for Black Expressions Book Club, and he received a stellar review in Publishers Weekly.

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JazzMama specializes In contemporary platform bedrooms.  They will customize your set to meet your needs and budget. Please visit the web site to view their most popular bedroom sets.

Therone Shellman - Readings - Nov 17th 12-2pm - Philadelphia, PA

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Author of Love Don't Live Here; a novel based on the author�s personal experiences growing up surrounded by several strong, proud, single mothers in his own family and neighborhood. Love Don�t Live Here is both relevant and timely to society today. Recent statistics show that almost 70 percent of black children are born to single mothers and that those mothers are far more likely than married mothers to be poor. As a result, poverty is passed along to their children, which often creates a vicious never-ending cycle.